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MAY CZECH HIGHLIGHTS TOUR

May 3rd -12th, 2008
6 to 9
glorious days

Offered by
Heritage Tours Inc.
4219 Thornhill
St. Paul,  MN  55127-7822

 

 

Nachod

 

 

Pisek

 

Tuchlovice Folk Fest

 

Slavanov Church

Nachod

 

Dobris Castle

 

Tuchlovice Festival

 

 

Prague Kampa

 

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Dinner Cruise

 

We offer in May of 2008 three different possible touring options : A  6 day tour - May 3,4,5,6,7 & 8
a different option of another 6 day tour - May 7,8,9,10,11 & 12 or all together as a 9 plus day tour from
May 3rd to May 12 ( all tours start and end in Prague )


 
*** tours officially start in Prague, Czech Republic.  I suggest you fly into Prague the day before the tours starts.
      ( as a option ) We have booked space in a very nice hotel in the historic center the day before both tours start.
 
May  3 – Saturday  *** 1st  May Tour officially starts at 9 AM  -  in the lobby of our Hotel in Central Prague.
AM - Welcome breakfast in a private Czech home, you can see how local people live. Tour the heartbreaking WW II
          memorial Lidice village & museum.  Spend most of the afternoon at the Central Bohemia folk festival, seeing
          lots of folk costumes, folk dancing, music, great entertainment !

PM    Check-in - hotel, dinner at a local restaurant.   
 
May  4 –  Sunday  
AM - Free time for church or walk around historic Pisek, walk across the oldest stone bridge in Central Europe (1300) tour

          historic river power plant. Visit Zvikov castle built before 1234. Farm village visit – learn to make kolac - a Czech

          pastry and Jiternice - sausage, and a folk craft, sing and folk dance. 

PM    Village dinner feast tonight !  
 
May  5  - Monday
AM –Tour of the Brewery in Protivin. Off to visit Cesky Krumlov ( World heritage site ) walking tour of the historic
          center, castle gardens,  lunch. optional tours of tower, or castle. 

PM    Dinner in Ceske Budejovice, with real Budvar ? 
 
May  6 - Tuesday
AM - To Pribram, tour the Mining museum and Holy Mountain. Visit Dobres Chateau since 1630, privately owned.

PM    Off to Prague, check-in at our wonderful NEW hotel near historic Wenceslas Square. Stroll to a local restaurant.
 
May 7 – Wednesday    *** ( 2nd May tour starts at  9 AM from hotel lobby - on this day May 9th  )
AM - Walking tour through the Prague Castle complex - the largest in the world,  lunch and continued sightseeing of
PM     Karluv Most (Charles Bridge), and Stare Mesto (Old Town). till about 4 PM,  evening free - for concerts, etc
 
May  8 - Thursday
AM - Guided tour of Vysehrad Castle and/or Josefov (Jewish Town) or Museums or opt out -  to explore on your own,

          visit family or whatever you wish.

PM    Evening - is a amazing river dinner cruise under / around the Charles bridge.


                ***** The first 6 day May tour ends here *****
 
May  9 - Friday  
AM – Off to east Bohemia, with a visit to historic Kutna Hora, St Barbara’s gothic cathedral – walking tour, lunch.
PM     Tour the unique Christmas nativity museum, visit the Josefov fortress. Check-in at our Nachod hotel, dinner.   
 
May 10 - Saturday 
AM – See dramatic Nachod castle started in 1254. Then the brewery and beer Primátor. lunch in the historic center ?
PM    Off to Cerveny Kostelec, tour around the square, visit a lace maker. See medieval castle Skaly, stylish dinner. 
 
May 11 – Sunday
AM - Free time for church or walk around historic Nachod. Visit a textile museum, Lunch in historic Novy Mesto ?
PM    Meet a local folk costume producer, tour a old wooden church built in 1553. visit Dobrosov village, dinner.  
 
May 12 – Monday
AM – 7:30 early departure for Prague, arrive at airport at 10 AM for airline flights and a lifetime of great memories !

Tour ends in Prague - if no-one needs to be at airport that morning, we we depart a little bit later, and arrive to

Prague around noon.
* the final itinerary will have more stops, and much more detail.  I do not publish this in advanced because we don’t
  want our out-of-the-way places to be swamped with tourists.  Our secret places are for you -  our valued guests.
          
                       PRICES FOR THESE WONDERFUL TRAVEL EXPERIENCES  ARE ONLY ;

        1st  May tour : FULL 6 DAY TOUR is :  $ 1895.00*  per-person, double. Single is $ 319 extra.

        2nd  May tour : FULL 5 DAY TOUR is :  $ 1349.00*  per-person, double. Single is $ 295 extra.

     BOTH tours together : are a FULL 9 DAY TOUR is :  $ 2249.00* per-person, double. Single is $ 400 extra.
 
Tour price is based on double room occupancy.  Price includes : Hotel rooms with private bath, in small select superior class hotels ( 3 stars or above ).  Almost all meals ( which are large ).   Professional driver, in a nice new 48 passenger modern air-conditioned  motor coach - during tour ( with LOTS of room to relax and spread out on all those empty seats, this is a real luxury – as most tours will cram you in, every seat is full )  This is a fully guided tour, with a full time licensed local Czech guide. At the end of the tour, transport to the Prague airport.( one time of departure per tour )  Your admission to places and events on the itinerary. Plus lots of entertainment, ( due to our extensive expertise, almost all entertainment we have is exclusive to Heritage Tours ) This is a Land only tour. Program is subject to change, tour price based on currency exchange rates as of  Oct. 1, 2007. No two tours have ever been the same, each is unique and designed around the local calendar of events.   Tour size is limited to around 15 – 20 people again this is a real luxury, as many of my competitors have 35 to 50 people on one tour.     Tour space is held by deposit only.   *Listed tour price is by personal or bank check, final payment by credit card will add 4 % to your total price. ( the 4 % is NOT added to your tour deposit ) 

 

You may charge your tour deposit to your credit card, by phone or email.  Or by personal check sent by postal mail.
 

 To place a credit card tour deposit,  and or to book your flights to Europe call

Forest Lake Travel at : (651) 464-5092 or Toll Free 1-888-427-8687 (Central time zone)

We invite you to view our extensive web site,  www.czechheritage.com as much more information can be found there. 

  For ALL tour questions please contact Mark, as he is on every tour - best by email at :

Bmark@visi.com  or by phone at ( 651) 426-1222 or you can also try ( 480 ) 982-7994 - ask for Mark

 

 

We add many things to our tour program in Europe and are only satisfied when most people say I am too tired to
go on !  We don’t believe in playing games with tour prices, there will be very few extras while you are on our tour.     Those very few extras are:   a. One meal a day, mostly lunches ( with two BIG meals a day, its not missed by
 most people) Beverages other than breakfast.  b. Car, drivers, translators, for family visits and personal reasons, and additional services done by the genealogical service.  c. An occasional evening cultural program, or extra stops at places or events we come across. d. Gratuities during the tour.  e. Transportation to / from Europe ( Deb at Forest lake travel can get you a price for this – or do your own thing ! ) in Prague transfers to meet the start of the tour. 

 

For references please feel free to contact : 

Elizabeth Miller in NC (704) 364-4857  email,  emiller@vnet.net
Karen  Helwig ( 262 ) 473-2187 in Wisc. email, helwigr@cni-usa.com 

Kathryn Betlach  (415) 479-8483 in Calif.
Gary Zabokrtsky  ( 402 ) 729-2875 in Nebraska. email : garyzab@alltel.net     

Barb Bening ( 507 ) 964-2739 in MN     
Lisa Conrath  email, ewm1573@yahoo.com  in SC.        

Betsey McCalley ( 319 ) 363-9163 in Iowa          

Doreen McKenny  952-941-0426 in MN Doreenlouise@aol.com       

Gerry Payette  in ILL. ( 708 ) 478-1247         
Kathy Sigdestad in KY email : kathysig@insightbb.com.     

Marge Duffy  in MN  email,  Mduffy38@aol.com            
Midge Robbeloth  920-426-8890 in Wisc. LFACHE@aol.com  

Carol & George Bisek  in MN Cbisek@hazelden.org  
Pat & Dick Kutilek 402-393-7469 in Neb. email, dpkutilek@cox.net      

Susan Tesauro in ILL 708-597-8822   
Jan Jacobs 303-420-6442 in CO email : jjacobs19@aol.com       

Elaine Jones in Neb email :  ekathryn@cox.net 

 

Our exclusive family history assistance:  While on a Heritage Tour if you are interested in locating your family’s roots, we can make it happen.  We take this mission VERY SERIOUSLY.  Unlike others we contact and search for your living relatives LONG before you depart for Europe.  We check in advance to make sure people know you are coming, that the church will be open, that people will be home etc.  All these matters dealing with family history are handled by a professionally licensed genealogical service, run by a Slovak-American married to a Czech based in Prague.  They work extensively in Central Europe.  We will contact your relatives, and you and they will decide how long your visit will be, a evening, afternoon, a day ?  As not everyone will speak English, drive, or even have a car, we can help out with a car, van, driver or translator if you request it, no problem ! ( at a additional fee )  We will basically fill in with whatever you need to make your family visit a roaring success !   Detailed information regarding this service and much more, will be sent out to you – after you have signed up for a tour
This is a GREAT GENERAL TOUR, each day is plum full of activities, your personal family history and visit is for you, the group is not invited along.  We will be very interested to hear about your wonderful visit, but it’s your day to be spent with your family. 
 
Don’t let the large paragraph above worry you if your not of Czech or Slovak background. If your interest is just seeing a wonderful part of Europe - enjoying a more in-depth experience, or extensive travelers looking for a better travel experience – all have found our tours a wonderful off the beaten path travel experience !     
 
In the last few years we have had many non-Czech or Slovak background people join us, as more of the world learns what a wonderful place Central Europe really is. Including American Teachers and librarians doing school projects, and American’s living in Europe full time.  On our last tour of 2006, we had  6 Australian’s and a lady from England – two of the Australians were returning for their 2nd tour with us !  ( none of whom are of Czech or Slovak background, they had all heard wonderful things about our tours – all the way down under ! ) 
 
You will meet many friends as we have over the last 16 years, it's less like a tour and more like a family  outing visiting friends.   Don’t miss your chance………….
Join us for the trip of a lifetime in 2008 !

    

 

For more genealogical information please contact the national Society I founded:


CzechoSlovak Genealogical Society Int.
PO Box 16225
St. Paul MN 55116
or visit their web site at: www.cgsi.org  ( a not-for-profit, totally volunteer society )


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